"Extensible" vs. "extendible" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Nov 7, 2012 · Extensible was, through the mid-20th century, the most common form, but today it trails extendable by a substantial margin, while extendible continues to appear infrequently. Writers and …
What is the difference between "practical" and "practicable"?
Nov 13, 2015 · The distinction that I've drawn in my mind is that practical means easily practiced and practicable means capable of being put into practice.
Best word for "unable to change" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Aug 23, 2012 · I'm looking for a word that is the opposite of "adaptable." I would like to say "unadaptable," but that's not a real word according to my dictionary. So, what's the best word out …
A salad or just salad - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jan 29, 2026 · I am wondering if I could say: I would like to have a salad. In a restaurant I heard a girl say to the waiter, ordering a side dish from the menu for herself: I would like salad. My understandi...
What’s the term for an acronym that refers to another acronym?
Apr 8, 2022 · For example, AIM stands for AOL Instant Messenger, and AOL stands for American OnLine. This isn’t quite the same thing as a recursive acronym, which refers to itself. Maybe the term …
Is the word "psithurism" really used in English?
Jun 4, 2020 · The OED notes of psithurism, "Obsolete. Forms: α. psithurisma. β. psithurism. This word belongs in Frequency Band 1. Band 1 contains extremely rare words unlikely ever to appear in …
Defining "quain" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Feb 27, 2018 · In "Kinds of Verse" poet Gerard Manley Hopkins writes The former [rhythmic repetition] gives more tone, candorem, style, chasteness, the latter [intermittent repetition] more brilliancy, …
What verb is best used to remedy/fill/... a lack of something?
Nov 23, 2021 · For example, in scientific articles you could see "The proposed methodology may be extensible to similar tools and tries to fill the lack of scientific studies in the validation and acceptance …
grammaticality - "on the link," "in the link," or "at the link ...
Oct 16, 2020 · Which is the correct usage: Follow the instructions on the link mentioned above. Follow the instructions in the link mentioned above. Follow the instructions at the link mentioned above.
"Good at" or "Good in" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Feb 26, 2013 · Good - I thought of "good in bed", but hadn't noticed it was extensible. But I concur that its complement must be a place, not an activity.